Scott Guthrie

For the American politician in Rhode Island, see Scott Guthrie (politician).

Scott Guthrie (born February 6, 1975) is Executive Vice President of the Cloud and AI group in Microsoft.^[1]

Scott Guthrie
Scott Guthrie at MIX in 2007
Born	(1975-02-06) February 6, 1975 (age 50)
Alma mater	Duke University
Occupation	Executive Vice President of Microsoft

He leads the teams that deliver Microsoft Azure, Dynamics 365, Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, GitHub, .NET, HoloLens, Microsoft SQL Server, Power BI and Power Apps.

Guthrie graduated with a degree in computer science from Duke University.^[2] Following this, he joined Microsoft in 1997.^[1] He frequently presents wearing a signature red shirt ^[3] and speaks at many of the major Microsoft conferences.

He is also known for his work on ASP.NET, which he and colleague Mark Anders developed while at Microsoft.^[4]

Executive Vice President, Cloud + AI Group

Under his leadership as the Executive Vice President of the Cloud + AI Group (formerly Cloud and Enterprise Group) since February 2014, Scott Guthrie is responsible for the overall vision, engineering, and strategy of Microsoft's massive cloud computing business and its transition into the age of Artificial Intelligence. This comprehensive portfolio includes the entire Microsoft Azure platform, which now serves 95% of the Fortune 500 companies; all Developer Tools like Visual Studio, VS Code, and the .NET framework (which he helped co-found); the complete AI platform including generative AI solutions like the Azure OpenAI Service; and the Business Applications division, which features Dynamics 365 and the Power Platform. Reporting directly to the CEO, Guthrie's work has been instrumental in making Microsoft a global leader in cloud and enterprise technology, successfully competing in the hyperscale cloud market and driving the integration of AI across its product line up. He has been a key contributor to Microsoft's cloud evolution since joining the company in 1997.